¹And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

¹ Man ci sama bopp, bokk yi, bi ma ñëwee ci yéen, ngir yégle mbóoti Yàlla, ñëwuma ci ay wax yu neex ak xam-xam bu réy.

²For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

² Dogu woon naa ci bañ a xam dara ci seen biir lu dul Yeesu Kirist, te muy ki ñu rey ca bant ba.

³And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

³ Bi ma teewee ci yéen, ànd naa ak ñàkk doole, ragal ak njàqare.

⁴And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

⁴ Li ma wax ak li ma waare, defuma ko ci làmmiñ wu neex, sukkandikoo ko ci xam-xamu nit, waaye ànd na ak ay firnde yu soqikoo ci kàttanu Xelum Yàlla,

⁵that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

⁵ ngir seen ngëm bañ a wékku ci xam-xamu nit ñi waaye mu wékku ci dooley Yàlla.

⁶We speak wisdom, however, among them that are fullgrown: yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought:

⁶ Moona am na xam-xam bu nuy yégal ñi mat, xam-xam bu bokkul ci àddina si, te njiiti àddina si xamuñu ko, ñoom ñi nar a wéy.

⁷but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, [even] the [wisdom] that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:

⁷ Nu ngi yégle mbóotu xam-xamu Yàlla, mu nëbbu woon te Yàlla dogal ko ngir sunu ndam, laata àddina di sosu.

⁸which none of the rulers of this world hath known: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory:

⁸ Kenn ci njiiti àddina amul woon xam-xam boobu. Su ñu ko amoon, kon duñu rey Boroom ndam li ci bant bi.

⁹but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, And [which] entered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.

⁹ Waaye Mbind mi nee na:«Lu bët gisul,nopp déggu kote xel xalaatu ko,loolu la Yàlla dencal ñi ko bëgg.»

¹⁰But unto us God revealed [them] through the Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

¹⁰ Fekk nag nun la ko Yàlla won, jaarale ko ci Xelam. Xelum Yàlla mooy leeral lépp, ba ci xalaati Yàlla yi gën a xóot.

¹¹For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of the man, which is in him? even so the things of God none knoweth, save the Spirit of God.

¹¹ Kan ci nit ñi moo xam yëfi nit? Xanaa xelum nit mi nekk ci moom rekk a ko xam. Noonu it kenn xamul yëfi Yàlla, ku dul Xelum Yàlla.

¹²But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that were freely given to us of God.

¹² Nun nag Xel mi nu jot, jógewul ci àddina, waaye Yàllaa nu ko sol.

¹³Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Spirit teacheth; combining spiritual things with spiritual [words].

¹³ Te loolu nu Yàlla may, yéglewunu ko ci ay baat yu soqikoo ci xam-xamu nit, waaye nu ngi koy yégle ci baat, yi soqikoo ci Xelum Yàlla, di tekkantal yëfi Xelum Yàlla ci ay baat yu mu nu sol.

¹⁴Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

¹⁴ Nit kese du nangu yëfi Xelum Yàlla. Ag ndof lay doon ci moom, te du ko man a nangu, ndaxte ku yor Xelum Yàlla rekk moo ko man a ràññale.

¹⁵But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, and he himself is judged of no man.

¹⁵ Nit ki yor Xelum Yàlla dafay àtte lépp, te moom ci boppam, kenn du ko àtte.

¹⁶For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

¹⁶ Ndaxte Mbind mi nee na:«Ana ku xam xalaatu Boroom bi?Ku ko doon digal?» Waaye nun am nanu xalaatu Kirist.